22227470, 65C-45.001 - Florida Administrative Rules, Law, Code, Register

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Notice: 22227470

Notice of Proposed Rule

Department:

DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES

Division:

Family Safety and Preservation Program

Chapter:

Levels of Licensure

Overview

RULE:

65C-45.001	Background Screening Requirements for all Levels of Licensure
65C-45.002	Parent Preparation Pre-service and Inservice Training for all Levels of Licensure
65C-45.003	Foster Home Initial Licensing Requirements for all Levels of Licensure
65C-45.004	Summary, Recommendations, and Process for Submission of Initial Licensure
65C-45.005	Level I Waivable Requirements
65C-45.006	Level II Non-Child-Specific Foster Home Initial Licensing Requirements
65C-45.007	Level III Safe Foster Home for Victims of Human Trafficking Initial Licensing Requirements
65C-45.008	Level IV Therapeutic Foster Home and Level V Medical Foster Home Initial Licensing Requirements
65C-45.009	Changes During the Licensed Year for all Levels of Licensure
65C-45.010	Standards for all Licensed Out-of-Home Caregivers
65C-45.011	Supports for all Levels of Licensure
65C-45.012	Relicensing requirements for all Levels of Licensure
65C-45.013	Conflict of Interest for all Levels of Licensure
65C-45.014	Terms of a License for all Levels of Licensure
65C-45.015	Capacity Assessments
65C-45.016	Babysitting, Overnight Care, Extended Overnight Care, and Other Supervision Arrangements for all Levels of Licensure
65C-45.017	Foster Care Referrals and Investigations for all Levels of Licensure
65C-45.018	Administrative Actions, Appeals and Closures for all Levels of Licensure

PURPOSE:

The Department intends to create a new Rule Chapter, 65C-45, F.A.C., which will include (1) a restructuring of the rules currently in Chapter 65C-13, F.A.C., and (2) levels of care and associated licensure requirements for each level.

SUMMARY:

The rules accomplish the following for licensed care:  (1) set forth background screening requirements; (2) require parent preparation pre-serve and inservice training; (3) establish licensing and relicensing requirements for all levels of licensed care; (4) establish the process for submission of licensing applications; (5) specify Level 1 waivable requirements; (6) specify supports available to and standards for out-of-home caregivers; (7) establish terms of licensure; (8) establish procedures when there are changes made during the licensed year; (9) set forth procedures for conflicts of interest in becoming an out-of-home caregiver; (10) establish procedures for over-capacity assessments and exceptions; (11) specify normalcy provisions; and (12) establish a process for foster care referrals, investigations, administrative actions, appeals and closures.

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY:

39.012, 39.0121, 39.4091(4), 409.145(5), 409.1678(2)(c)7., (2)(e), 409.175(5), 435.01(2), F.S.

LAW:

39.0121, 39.0138, 39.4091(2)-(3), 409.145(2), 409.1678, 409.175(5), 435.04, 435.05, F.S.

PRINT PUBLISH DATE:

8/7/2019 Vol. 45/153

COMMENTS:

From 8/7/2019 To 8/28/2019 (21 Days)
The public comment period for this notice has already expired.

REFERENCE MATERIALS:

No reference(s).

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